For the old timers

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On 06/02/2010 04:08 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 03:28:32PM -0400, CLIFFORD ILKAY wrote:
>> My Rogers IP address hasn't changed for more than a year. Each Rogers
>> customer also gets a FQDN. I set up a CNAME to a hostname I can remember
>> so that I don't have to remember cpe-bla-bla-bla and that gives me the
>> ability to get a remote shell to my machine at home, if I need it.
>
> I know that, but still a DHCP address that doesn't usually change is not
> the same thing as a static IP.  And you certainly don't get a choice in
> reverse DNS entry on the dynamic IP either.

The only time that reverse DNS matters is if you're running a mail 
server and that's pretty much a lost cause on the Rogers network. I used 
to have a Rogers "business" connection where they claim you can run a 
mail server. While it is true that you could run a mail server, getting 
other mail servers to deliver mail originating from Rogers IP addresses 
was another matter.
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Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis
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Toronto, ON
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